The third quarter of 2024 has been eventful, to say the least. Following a start to August punctuated by severe global sell-offs, markets have been left reeling. Now that the recent downturns have proven that tech stocks aren’t immune to vulnerabilities, there’s a fresh emphasis among investors to buy into firms with a more sustainable
Warren Buffett is not a fan of portfolio diversification. He once indicated it meant that someone didn’t know what they were doing. “Diversification is a protection against ignorance,” he wrote to shareholders. Of course, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, BRK-B) owns dozens of companies, though that’s more a result of its size than breaking Buffett’s rule.
For any other company, the CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) debacle might have spelled doom. But, as always, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock has risen like a Phoenix from the so-called ashes. It demonstrates impressive resilience no matter how challenging the market conditions are. Or the fallouts from various unpleasant events. Three key drivers – a dominant subscription business model,
For many investors, the conversation around the semiconductor industry isn’t always the clearest. Some companies are fabricators, others are designers, and then there’s Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM) which is a designer for designers, which puts ARM stock in an interesting position. That’s because Arm sells the chipset instructions for some of the most sought-after designs for
SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) has emerged as a significant player in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. Shares of the frontrunner in voice AI have surged more than 100% year-to-date (YTD). This impressive performance starkly contrasts with the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ), which has declined nearly 1% over the same period. However, the