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In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall breaks down QuantumScape (NYSE: QS), including the potential, risks, and his prediction for it over the next five-plus years.

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There may not be a hotter stock heading into 2025 than SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN). SoundHound AI rose 836% in 2024, making it one of the best-performing stocks in the market. Just a few weeks ago

If you're like me, finding stocks that can beat the market year in and year out is the pinnacle of investing. Plenty of examples exist, and they can be found in all sorts of industries.

One company

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is back on top of the stock market. The tech giant peaked in December at a market cap of $3.9 billion as the iPhone maker has soared recently on hopes for Apple Intelligence

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and the excitement around their potential drove the stock prices of some of the biggest companies in the world higher in 2024. But not every AI innovator was

The U.S. stock market ended 2024 on a high note, with the benchmark S&P 500 index up by 23.3%. That came on the heels of its 24.2% rise in 2023, so overall, the S&P was up by 53.2% since 2022 --

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), odds are you think about "Magnificent Seven" stocks such as Microsoft, Nvidia, or Tesla simply by default. But in 2024, one smaller player emerged from

KULR Technology Group's (NYSEMKT: KULR) stock soared over 1,000% over the past two months. The energy solutions company impressed the market by gaining more commercial and government contracts. It

Wall Street analysts expect solid market gains in 2025. The S&P 500 consensus outlook projects a 9% rise in the benchmark index, offering investors a potential total return of 10.2% including

The S&P 500 has had an incredible run over the last two years. From the start of 2023 through the end of 2024, the benchmark stock index produced a total return of 58%. The bulk of that growth was

Investors looking to benefit from the exciting artificial intelligence (AI) market are likely to turn to the tech sector first. It's an understandable strategy. That's where many, if not most, of

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky once said that part of his greatness was because "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been." In other words, his precise ability to anticipate the

Want to make a lot of money in the stock market without lots of stress? Buy and hold well-established companies that pay and increase dividends year after year. No, this strategy probably won't make

Energy demand is accelerating, especially for lower-carbon energy. The world needs more power to support an increasingly digital economy. Data centers, especially those supporting AI applications,

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) stock has been on an incredible hot streak lately. Even with the company issuing new shares to raise funds and diluting its previous shareholders, the stock has soared

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the most valuable companies in the world when measured by market capitalization.

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One of the biggest semiconductor sector winners last year was Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL), up 83%. Unsurprisingly, this was due to its burgeoning artificial intelligence chip business.

Marvell

There's arguably not a money manager on Wall Street that has the ability to command the attention of professional and everyday investors quite like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO

During the past few months, a new pocket of the artificial intelligence (AI) realm has come into the spotlight. Investors have been cheering on quantum computing stocks, and companies such as IonQ

FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) management has cut costs and increased prices to make the business more sustainable.

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Year two of Wall Street's bull market rally didn't disappoint. When the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S&P 500, and growth-fueled Nasdaq Composite crossed the finish line for 2024

ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is struggling to generate growth amid the challenging electric vehicle industry backdrop.

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As long as investors seek income, dividends never go out of style. And there will always be investors who want income.

The new year brings plenty of opportunities for those investors. Here are 25

Vanguard founder John Bogle was an outspoken advocate of passive investing. In 1976, under his leadership, the company introduced the industry's first index fund for individual investors. Vanguard

Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) has sparked investor interest primarily because of its weight loss treatments.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 2, 2025. The video was published on Jan