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Markets can often get ahead of themselves, particularly with tech trends. The internet boom of the 1990s led to the creation of many companies, but most of those companies died out before they could become profitable. Today, AI is garnering similar attention. But AI programs can be incorporated into existing companies across a number of sectors immediately. And it can be improved over time. Companies that have started to integrate AI now may see the benefits of that play out this ...
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There are many ways to run a business, and just as many ways to get customers to pay. One popular business model is the recurring revenue model. Rather than getting a big one-time payment, and potentially not hearing from a customer again for years, the recurring model offers consistent, if smaller payments. This model has been popularized across a number of industries. The entertainment industry has leaned heavily into it, particularly with streaming services. The leader of streaming,Netflix (NFLX), has fared well ...
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While 2023 was the year of AI, the new year brings the opportunity for a new investment idea to take the lead. One potential leader this year is the cryptocurrency space. 2023 ended with the view that the SEC would soon approve a bitcoin ETF. Add in this year’s halving activity, and there could be a massive supply shock that sends bitcoin prices soaring. And where bitcoin goes, other cryptos will follow. That’s why many cryptos soared in the final weeks ...
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Every company has some kind of uncertainty surrounding it at some point. The market doesn’t like uncertainty, and will likely price shares of a company with an uncertain outlook too low. It’s only when the market is certain about a company’s performance that shares will be priced for perfection. Many companies have seen uncertainties flare up, often from some kind of legal or regulatory issue that can weigh on the stock. The time to buy is when that uncertainty ends. For instance, ...
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While the holiday season is over, the final data will take weeks to compile. Early information coming in indicates that consumers remained strong, and spending held up well. That’s good news for a number of companies, such as retailers. They have been laggards this year amid fears of a massive slowdown in consumer spending. Companies that supply retailers have also been underperforming, and may get a final boost in the months ahead as the final holiday sales data comes in. One potential ...
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Stocks have had a strong year in 2023. But the past few weeks has seen stocks start to rotate. The big-cap tech stocks that dominated returns for most of the year are slowing down. Other sectors are starting to lead. That suggests that investors may fare well investing with companies that have been underperforming lately. They could see above-average returns, and help keep markets trending higher. One underperforming stock this year has beenBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-B). The conglomerate is up 16 percent compared to ...
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As the stock market got mauled by the bear in 2022, one sector held its own: Energy. The trend has reversed in 2023, as the sector has been whipsawed by fluctuating oil prices. But there’s another twist to this trend. And understanding it will help investors navigate moves into 2024. While energy prices have been declining even as OPEC nations have cut their production, this new trend hints at the profits available now. That trend is the rise of U.S. oil production ...
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2023 has been a great year for big-cap tech companies, particularly those investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). That’s especially true for hardware companies that can provide the tools necessary to run today’s latest AI programs. Most of these massive companies are priced for perfection, however. Smaller companies, which haven’t had the investor interest yet, could be better players in the AI space, as they catch up to the big names that moved first on the AI news. For instance, memory chip ...
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