With the kick-off of the year's second half underway, investors may wonder if the same themes that outperformed in the first half will continue to work. Undoubtedly, AI chip stocks will still stand out as exciting growth bets for investors looking to play the technological revolution.
Nvidia has more than doubled so far this year, but the biggest S&P 500 stock winner is Super Micro, one of several big AI performers.
If you're looking for robust returns and can handle the potential for near-term volatility, then the concept of targeting up-and-coming stocks could be right for you. By this category, I'm not necessarily referring to entities that just incorporated a few days ago.
The stock market is reacting to the first 2024 presidential debate and prison stocks could be the winner based on what was said by the two candidates Thursday night.
Two years ago, President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law. Certainly, assuming it's implemented to its fullest potential, the legislation could be a boon for a variety of semiconductor stocks.
Sports betting is a huge, rapidly growing business in the U.S. According to Statista, the revenue of the U.S. online sports betting market reached about $19 billion in 2023, up from roughly $15 billion in 2022. And in 2026, the sector's sales are expected to surge to nearly $40 billion.
As the bullion metal glitters, gold mining stocks like Kinross Gold (KGC), Royal Gold (RGLD), and Barrick Gold (GOLD) have a fair chance to gain.
Taiwan Semiconductor will benefit from increased demand for iPhones. Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI is paying off handsomely.
With the broader stock market making a habit of setting new records of late, equities are in style, including penny stocks.
An expected lower interest rate scenario should bode well for Alphabet (GOOGL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Vistra (VST) and CenterPoint Energy (CNP), making them a compelling buy now.
The media hype machine is in overdrive, pushing utility stocks as a savvy way to play AI's growth. You've no doubt seen these headlines (or some of the hundreds of others like them):
Bottom-picking stocks to buy is one of the most difficult strategies in trading and investing. It is a direct antithesis to the adage, “the trend is your friend, until it bends.