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Amazon.com is one of the world’s largest technology and e-commerce companies.
Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Amazon began as an online bookstore but quickly expanded into selling a vast range of products, including electronics, clothing, household goods, and more. Today, it operates a massive global online marketplace where individuals and businesses can buy and sell goods.
Beyond e-commerce, Amazon is a major player in several other industries:
- ☁️ Cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the largest cloud platforms in the world
- 🎬 Digital streaming with services like Prime Video
- 📦 Logistics and delivery, with its own shipping network
- 🧠 Technology and AI, including devices like Alexa and Echo
Amazon is known for its focus on customer convenience, fast delivery (such as Prime shipping), and a wide selection of products and services.
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The outcome of CNN’s June 27 debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden seems to have set off a political firestorm in the U.S., and not just between Republicans and Democrats. The debate also seems to have set off a secondary firestorm within the Democratic party, between members who claim the other side of the party should have known about or revealed Biden’s cognitive failings, and those who say his condition is not as bad as it looks.
My advice: don’t waste your time with the endless sniping now underway in the media....
My advice: don’t waste your time with the endless sniping now underway in the media....
Thanks to investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) software, specifically its ability to process huge amounts of data and improve decisionmaking, the class A shares of Alphabet have jumped over 30% since the start of 2024, hitting a new all-time high of $185 in late June.
The technology should improve the quality of its Google search engine, as well as its other platforms such as Android and Chrome....
The technology should improve the quality of its Google search engine, as well as its other platforms such as Android and Chrome....
MERCK & CO. INC., $130.72, is a buy. The drugmaker (symbol MRK on New York) is a pharmaceutical leader in oncology, acute-care and animal health drugs as well as vaccines.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just approved Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine.
Pfizer (symbol PFE on New York, and a recommendation of our Wall Street Stock Forecaster newsletter) currently dominates the market for pneumococcal vaccines, which protect against bacterial infections that can cause pneumonia and meningitis, among other conditions.
Pfizer’s two shots—Prevnar 20 and Prevnar 13—brought in a combined $6.4 billion in revenue in 2023....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just approved Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine.
Pfizer (symbol PFE on New York, and a recommendation of our Wall Street Stock Forecaster newsletter) currently dominates the market for pneumococcal vaccines, which protect against bacterial infections that can cause pneumonia and meningitis, among other conditions.
Pfizer’s two shots—Prevnar 20 and Prevnar 13—brought in a combined $6.4 billion in revenue in 2023....
Information technology has been the best-performing market segment over the past 25 years, although there have been some big downs along with the big ups. Going forward, we still see top information technology stocks—and the ETFs that hold them—as an attractive component of an investor’s overall Manufacturing sector holdings.
Please see the supplement on page 70 for more information about the risks and rewards involved in technology ETFs....
Please see the supplement on page 70 for more information about the risks and rewards involved in technology ETFs....
Over the past 10 years, Microsoft’s shares have soared, rising nearly 950% and far outpacing the 174% gain for the S&P 500 Index.
That impressive climb reflects two main factors. First, the company pivoted from selling its software as a one-time purchase to a cloud-based subscription model on its Azure platform....
That impressive climb reflects two main factors. First, the company pivoted from selling its software as a one-time purchase to a cloud-based subscription model on its Azure platform....
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an example of an investment idea that could boost your investment returns—or more likely end up of costing you money. All in all, we think that the biggest, surest gains from AI will come from investing in established businesses that are already profitable and growing, and that can gain all the more by applying AI to their operations.
Here are two companies that are already profitably taking advantage of AI, and they will be among the leaders in the push to extend AI’s use:
TWILIO INC., $61.44, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol TWLO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.twilio.com; Shares outstanding: 171.2 million; Market cap: $10.5 billion; No dividends paid.) spends a high 30% of sales on R&D—that includes spending to expand its Twilio CustomerAI technology.
The hi-tech offering combines AI with real-time customer data flowing through Twilio’s Customer Engagement Platform....
When doing investing research on publicly traded companies, sometimes the bad reviews of a company are more honest than the good reviews of another.
OPERA LTD. (ADR), $13.34, symbol OPRA on Nasdaq, offers a web browser with 304 million monthly active users. In addition to its browser, it provides news through its AI-powered newsreader.
Opera started up in 1994. The company has long positioned itself as an alternative to browsers pre-installed on computers and devices, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari.
The company generates revenues from three operating segments: Advertising (58% of revenue), Search (41%), and Technology Licensing and Other Revenue (1%)....
Opera started up in 1994. The company has long positioned itself as an alternative to browsers pre-installed on computers and devices, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari.
The company generates revenues from three operating segments: Advertising (58% of revenue), Search (41%), and Technology Licensing and Other Revenue (1%)....
When I hear from investors, they often ask what we do to produce the investment advice they get from our publications, and the portfolio management they get from Successful Investment Wealth Management Inc., our portfolio management affiliate. The short answer is that my research associates and I read a lot.
I personally read a large variety of publications and other reading materials, and take a skeptical view of all of it....
I personally read a large variety of publications and other reading materials, and take a skeptical view of all of it....
VANGUARD FTSE GLOBAL ALL CAP EX CANADA INDEX ETF $56.71 (Toronto symbol VXC; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $1.8 billion) tracks the FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index. Companies located in the U.S. make up the largest component (63.4%), followed by Japan (6.6%), the U.K....