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Can PayPal Compete With Apple Pay?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733809/paypal-competition.png
Can PayPal Compete With Apple Pay?

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its deep pockets and innovative technology, is a threat any time it expands into a new market. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) investors are right to be concerned about the new

OpenAI Will Add Microsoft Bing to ChatGPT -- That Spells Trouble for Alphabet's Google: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733660/a-person-using-a-notebook-computer-and-smartphone-with-a-neutral-look-on-their-face.jpg
OpenAI Will Add Microsoft Bing to ChatGPT -- That Spells Trouble for Alphabet's Google

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has landed right in the middle of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry in 2023 -- entirely on purpose, of course. Earlier this year, the company made a blockbuster

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Microsoft Stock: Headed to $400?

The hype surrounding AI, thanks to OpenAI's ChatGPT, has likely been one of the main factors beyond Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock's 33% gain this year. The company has jumped on the bandwagon in

Does AI Spell Doom for Amazon and Google? Bill Gates Thinks So: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733636/ai-artificial-intelligence-in-circle-on-keyboard.jpg
Does AI Spell Doom for Amazon and Google? Bill Gates Thinks So

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) show up on nearly every list of leaders in artificial intelligence (AI). And rightly so.

The conventional wisdom is

2 Dividend Stocks Putting More Money in Investors' Pockets: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/732382/person-stuffing-money-into-a-piggy-bank-and-smiling.jpg
2 Dividend Stocks Putting More Money in Investors' Pockets

Are you a shareholder of either Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML)? If so, congratulations: You recently became incrementally richer. As is their habit, both companies recently

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2 Robinhood Stocks With Market-Beating Potential

Robinhood, the online brokerage known for its easy-to-use stock trading app, often attracts a younger cohort of investors looking to get started in the market. And this group of investors has

Nvidia Has Had Numerous Updates Before Earnings -- Here Is What Investors Should Know: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733731/jose-najarro-2023-05-23t163827852.png
Nvidia Has Had Numerous Updates Before Earnings -- Here Is What Investors Should Know

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has announced numerous updates with big tech players like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL). Want to learn more about

Former OpenAI Execs Secure $450 Million Funding for Google-Backed AI Venture Anthropic -- Should Microsoft Be Worried?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733637/artificial-intelligence.jpg
Former OpenAI Execs Secure $450 Million Funding for Google-Backed AI Venture Anthropic -- Should Microsoft Be Worried?

The artificial intelligence (AI) start-up battle is heating up.

While OpenAI, backed by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has grabbed much of the attention in the artificial intelligence industry, a team of

1 Super Stock That Could Join Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet in the $1 Trillion Club: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733395/a-digital-render-of-a-self-driving-car-stopped-at-a-cross-walk-surrounded-by-people.jpg
1 Super Stock That Could Join Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet in the $1 Trillion Club

In 1901, United States Steel became the world's first $1 billion company. But by 1955, vehicle manufacturing was the largest creator of value, with General Motors beating every other company in the

Apple Just Announced a Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Broadcom -- Here's What Investors Should Know: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733668/silicon-wafer-for-manufacturing-semiconductor-of-integrated-circuit.jpg
Apple Just Announced a Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Broadcom -- Here's What Investors Should Know

In early 2018, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced plans to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. At the time, the company said this set of investments would be concentrated on those areas where Apple

Apple's AI-Powered Initiatives Poised for Big Gains: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733122/boxing-in-vr-headset-training-for-kicking-in-virtual-reality-1.jpg
Apple's AI-Powered Initiatives Poised for Big Gains

It seems like every technology company is now talking about artificial intelligence (AI). However, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains somewhat tight-lipped on its plans to integrate AI into its business.

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3 Once-in-a-Generation Buying Opportunities for Patient Investors

Legendary investors may have different strategies and preferences. But one thing that all great investors have in common is the coveted multibagger -- a position that increases several-fold over

2 Stocks Up by 40% and 70% This Year That Are Still Worth Buying: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731380/person-shopping-using-a-smartphone.jpg
2 Stocks Up by 40% and 70% This Year That Are Still Worth Buying

The market is roaring back this year following a paltry performance in 2022. Growth-oriented companies that were hammered during the bear market have been performing especially well. That has been

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Better Buy: Apple vs. Nvidia

After a stock market sell-off last year, the tech industry is on the rise in 2023, alongside innovative developments in consumer tech, artificial intelligence (AI), and more. As a result, the

Is Cisco Systems Stock a Buy Now?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733136/network-connections-city.jpg
Is Cisco Systems Stock a Buy Now?

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) posted its latest earnings report on May 17. For the third quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on April 29, the networking leader's revenue rose 14% year over year to

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3 Companies That Could Be Worth $1 Trillion by 2027

In August 2018, Apple became the first company to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization. Today, just four other companies also have valuations above that level: Microsoft, Saudi Aramco

Prediction: These Will Be the First 4 Stocks to Top $5 Trillion: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731130/artificial-intelligence-investing-algorithms.jpg
Prediction: These Will Be the First 4 Stocks to Top $5 Trillion

Just how much is $5 trillion? If you could stack 5 trillion $1 bills on top of each other, they'd go all the way to the moon and then some. We're talking about a lot of money. 

Right now, no company

Why Is Everyone Talking About Apple Stock?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733193/its-time-to-celebrate-34.png
Why Is Everyone Talking About Apple Stock?

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is building its ecosystem, attracting people with its innovative products. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian discusses why stock market investors are

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Bill Gates Has Big Advice for College Graduates: 3 Things Investors Can Learn, Too

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the world's richest people, recently gave a commencement speech at Northern Arizona University. Gates, who now dedicates his life to philanthropy

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2 Stocks Near 52-Week Highs That Still Look Like Bargains

You've probably heard of the buy-low-and-sell-high strategy, but what about buying high and selling even higher? The best stocks rarely pull back, so waiting for an ideal time to buy isn't always an

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Why Advanced Micro Devices Stock Popped Higher This Week

The 2023 artificial intelligence (AI) hype train cannot be stopped. Shares of leading semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) popped as much as 12.6% this week, according to data

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3 Stocks You Can Keep Forever

Who wouldn't want stocks they can keep forever? Think of all the trouble you'll save, not having to frequently find new stocks in which to invest.

It makes sense that if you've got great long-term

What's Going On With Apple Stock?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733034/untitled-design-5.png
What's Going On With Apple Stock?

Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian digs into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest operational results to understand what's going on with the company.

*Stock prices used were the

Cisco Stock Barely Moves Despite Stellar-Earnings Report: Time to Buy?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/733069/person-with-questions-looking-up-1.jpg
Cisco Stock Barely Moves Despite Stellar-Earnings Report: Time to Buy?

Shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) treaded water on Thursday after the networking-hardware provider reported blockbuster results for the fiscal third quarter, which ended April 29. Revenue

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Prediction: These 5 Growth Stocks Will Be Worth Over $2 Trillion by 2033

A lot can happen in a decade. In early 2013, ExxonMobil was the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $446 billion. Fast-forward to 2023, and there's been a changing of the guard