Most of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks are quite expensive.The "Magnificent Seven" group of stocks is a phrase coined by CNBC's Jim Cramer to describe the group of stocks that has led the market in recent years. It is made up of:Nvidia (NVDA -0.84%)Apple (AAPL -0.12%)Microsoft (MSFT -0.68%)Alphabet (GOOG -1.33%) (GOOGL -1.33%)Amazon (AMZN -0.89%)Meta Platforms (META -0.40%)Tesla (TSLA 8.19%)If you invested in this group of stocks a couple of years ago, your returns would have been outstanding and market-cru ...

I have worked in investment banking for almost a decade, before I decided to fully turn my attention to the stock market and my private investments. As a contributor to Seeking Alpha, my articles have a focus on accounting and financial analysis. I am an ex-colleague and close friend of Cavenagh Research, who also writes on Seeking Alpha.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of GOOG, GOOGL either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article ...

This stock could be the next dividend stalwart.Earlier this year, Alphabet (GOOG -1.33%) (GOOGL -1.33%) joined fellow tech giants like Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft in becoming a dividend stock. The move may have been a signal to calm investors' fears that generative artificial intelligence threatens its most valuable property, Google Search, which has an estimated 90% market share for Internet searches.So, let's examine Alphabet's dividend, its growth potential, and how it rewards shareholders in an ...

Google Cloud has been crushing it lately.Alphabet (GOOG 2.21%) (GOOGL 2.40%) hasn't been projected as the top dog in the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race. While some may describe it as an overall "leader," others are hesitant to bestow that title on it. However, investors should reconsider that notion, as Alphabet has a secret weapon in the AI race that could boost its generative AI model, Gemini, to the top.What is this secret weapon? It's none other than its cloud computing segment, Google Cloud.Goo ...

Growth stocks are attractive to many investors, as above-average financial growth helps these stocks easily grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. But finding a growth stock that can live up to its true potential can be a tough task.In addition to volatility, these stocks carry above-average risk by their very nature. Also, one could end up losing from a stock whose growth story is actually over or nearing its end.However, the task of finding cutting-edge growth stocks is made easy wit ...

Google reportedly cracked down on employee political discussions ahead of an Election Night that ended in victory for Donald Trump.The Big Tech giant moderated and removed election-related posts on an internal message board called Memegen, CNBC reported. Google had previously tightened limits on political discussion in September – and enacted a rule that would ban employees who violated the policy three times. 3 Sundar Pichai had previously warned employees to leave politics out of the workplace. AFP via ...

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google is gaining ground in the U.S. smartphone market thanks to strong shipment growth of its Pixel 9 devices. According to the latest report from Counterpoint Research, Google’s shipments increased 20% year over year in third-quarter 2024 courtesy of the earlier (August) release of the Pixel 9 series compared to the Pixel 8’s October 2023 release.Google’s third-quarter shipment growth trailed only Motorola but was way better than Apple (AAPL) and Samsung, which saw a 2% and 13% decline, ...

Quarterly earnings of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG ) came in higher-than-expected, thanks primarily to the cloud segment which suggests that investors still underestimate the company’s potential for sustainable operating income growth.A financial researcher and avid investor with a keen eye for innovation and disruption, as well as growth buy-outs and value stocks. Keeping an eye on the pace of high tech and early growth companies, I write about current events and the biggest news surrounding the industry, a ...

Google has been moderating and removing employees' internal election-related conversations, CNBC has learned. Ahead of Tuesday's U.S. elections, Google executives warned employees to keep political opinions and statements away from a popular internal discussion forum called Memegen, according to correspondence viewed by CNBC. Despite the warnings, employees continued posting memes related to the election and criticizing the company's policies on Tuesday. The most recent leadership guidance shows the company ...

About this content About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a couple of years freelancing, where he worked for the Financial Times Group, ITV, Press Association, Reuters sports desk, the London Olympic News Service, Rugby World Cup New ...