The oil industry's merger wave continues.A consolidation wave continues to wash over the oil patch. ExxonMobil kicked off the current boom in mergers and acquisitions last year with its recently closed $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources. Rival Chevron followed with its acquisition of Hess, which it hopes to close in the coming months. The sector has seen several smaller transactions as oil companies pair up to enhance their positions and reduce costs. The latest industry tie-up will see ConocoPh ...

PATH stock is now the cheapest it has ever been. In this video, I will talk about UiPath (PATH -2.40%), review its recent earnings report, and explain why the stock has plummeted despite a double-beat. *Stock prices used were from the trading day of May 29, 2024. The video was published on May 30, 2024. ...

Starbucks is trading near 52-week lows, but is that a sign of value or trouble for the coffee giant?Starbucks (SBUX -0.77%) has been through turbulent times before as consumer tastes change but this time may be different. The company's place as a daily go-to isn't the same with more people working from home and online ordering isn't the same as the Starbucks experience. Travis Hoium covers the opportunity and threat for investors in this video.*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 29, 2024. The v ...

Here's one of the big bright spots from recent financial results.Whenever I write about cloud-based data company Snowflake (SNOW -1.69%), I try to do so with plenty of nuance. It's a complex business with a lot to consider. I don't want to downplay the good but I don't want to overlook the bad either -- both sides must be considered to make a confident investment decision.On May 22, Snowflake reported financial results for its fiscal first quarter of 2025. The report contained some bullish news that some mi ...

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Artificial intelligence kingpin Nvidia and iPhone maker Apple missed the cut.If there's one constant on Wall Street every investor should be aware of, it's change. History shows that, over time, Wall Street's biggest companies by market cap are constantly being reshuffled.In 2000, brand-name businesses like Nokia, Intel, and General Electric were among the top 10 publicly traded companies by market cap. Today, just one of these top-10 companies from 2000 is still among the largest in the world (I'll get to ...

This company could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the heightened interest in AI.Executives at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM -3.18%), or TSMC for short, recently said at an event that we are in a "new golden age" for chips. These executives also forecast 10% annual growth for the global semiconductor industry, excluding memory chips. For its part, TSMC has been forecasting revenue growth of over 20% in 2024. Let's take a closer look at TSMC and why it could be one of the biggest beneficiari ...

Agree Realty is a large net-lease REIT, with an attractive yield and plenty of opportunity for growth ahead of it.Agree Realty (ADC -0.62%) has a lofty dividend yield of 5%, which is drastically higher than the 1.3% on offer from the S&P 500 and notably above the 4.3% from the average real estate investment trust (REIT), using Vanguard Real Estate Index ETF (VNQ -0.97%) as a proxy.But is this high-yield REIT the right dividend stock for you? Here's what you need to know.Agree Realty had a tough year in 2011 ...

Lower prices are great for car buyers, but they're not great for Tesla.Falling prices have been great for consumers, but Tesla's (TSLA -0.32%) bottom line hasn't been helped by price cuts. Recent news indicates the price cuts will continue and that doesn't bode well for the company's recovery. Travis Hoium covers the competitive dynamic and trends to watch in this video.*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 29, 2024. The video was published on May 29, 2024. ...

Which of these high-growth tech stocks is the better buy right now?Nvidia (NVDA 0.81%) and Snowflake (SNOW -1.69%) represent two different ways to invest in the growing artificial intelligence (AI) market. Nvidia is the world's largest producer of discrete GPUs, which are used to render high-end graphics and process AI tasks. Snowflake's cloud-based data warehouses store and clean up large amounts of data so it can be easily accessed by third-party applications. That process makes it easier for AI applicati ...