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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is leaning even harder into its cloud offerings with its latest announcement. Investors hope the company’s exciting new tech improvements can help push ORCL stock over the top. Source: Jer123 / Shutterstock.com That would be a neat trick considering how quickly Oracle has grown in recent months. It’s been a good growth

It’s all come full circle. The brokerage app popular with “meme stock” traders is now a “meme stock” itself. But does that mean you should dive into Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) stock right after its recent IPO? Not so fast. Source: OpturaDesign / Shutterstock.com Yes, despite its first day hiccup, it’s performed well since its debut

Some folks like to invest in ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) because it allows you to be brand-agnostic. By that, I mean you can hold CHPT stock and be part of the vehicle electrification movement without wagering on any specific automaker. Source: JL IMAGES / Shutterstock.com This makes sense, as all electric vehicles will require charging stations to keep

Why is Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) – a car company – worth more than $700 billion? Because, as the bulls like to say, Tesla isn’t a car company. It’s an energy company. Chamath Palihapitiya — an early Facebook exec turned super successful venture capitalist — put it best in a 2021 CNBC interview: “The reality is that

Good companies don’t need Wall Street experts’ seal of approval — but it certainly doesn’t hurt. Fisker (NYSE:FSR) recently got a favorable rating from a prominent analyst, and FSR stock owners should be happy about that. Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com It’s a bold move for an analyst to have a bullish stance on

Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) is one of the year’s biggest winners. Even after its recent sell-off, SAVA stock is still up 1,600% so far this year, and it’s up more than 4,000% over the past 12 months. Even by growth stock standards, those are simply incredible figures. Source: Shutterstock Cassava has gone straight from penny stock

Back in October of 1927, the world’s leading scientists descended upon Brussels for the fifth Solvay Conference – an exclusive, invite-only conference dedicated to discussing and solving the outstanding preeminent open problems in physics and chemistry. In attendance were scientists that, today, we praise as the brightest minds in the history of mankind. Albert Einstein

It has been a rocky few weeks for the stock market amid concerns that a resurgence in Covid-19 cases would slow economic growth. Moreover, gold prices have also risen in the past few weeks, worrying investors about inflationary pressures. Hence, they are looking to forego riskier investments and avoid catching the proverbial falling knife stocks.

Chegg (NYSE:CHGG) is popping after a strong second-quarter earnings report. Chegg’s strong numbers eased fears that demand for the company’s online education platform would taper off as the world normalized and students returned to school. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com We didn’t see those fears come to fruition in any sense. Instead, Chegg experienced massive subscriber

Fabless chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) earned its reputation by pioneering graphics processing units (GPUs), which made video games more realistic. And over time, NVDA stock has posted astounding gains. Source: Allmy / Shutterstock.com As we’ll see, those gains might be too much, too fast. The run-up in share price over the past few months has been astounding,

Is Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) a fad pushed artificially higher by the pandemic, or a trend that’s just taking off? That’s the question investors have been asking about PTON stock for quite some time. The company, which operates a fitness platform for live and on-demand indoor cycling classes, received an obvious boost as the pandemic shuttered gyms. 

I’m privileged today to be talking about the California-based biotech Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT) stock. I’ve never written about the company, but I find the idea of oral recombinant vaccines to be a compelling proposition. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com Of course, whether it’s enough to keep moving VXRT stock higher over the long term is another matter

Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) is at an inflection point, with short interest of about 17%. The online mobile multiplayer video game company wants to pivot to online gambling. But the market has its doubts about SKLZ stock. Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com Skillz shares spiked to more than $45 in February. The stock is down since that peak,

Peruse the opinions of Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) stock just at InvestorPlace alone and you’ll find a diversity of opinions. As a pre-revenue firm, Lucid attracts plenty of criticism, with some of my colleagues questioning the underlying company’s valuation. Source: gg5795 / Shutterstock.com On the other hand, there are those who see the potential for Lucid to

Technology isn’t stagnant. It’s always evolving. Throughout history, we’ve seen that when technology evolves particularly fast, the world undergoes a mass, disruptive makeover that historians like to call “Industrial Revolutions.” Source: Shutterstock The First Industrial Revolution happened about 255 years ago – in the late 1700s – when humans learned how to harness the power of

News of DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) getting into the non-fungible token (NFT) business may have given its shares a boost late last month. But that’s not the main thing to focus on with DKNG stock. The future of the company’s sportsbook operations is still the main driver. For now, it appears set to remain one of the

NBA fans: Did you see Chris Paul this year? Source: monticello/ShutterStock.com You have a 36-year-old in his 16th NBA season who is supposed to be in the waning part of his career. This is when he’s supposed to be relaxing on the bench and providing moral and coaching support to the young bucks, for a

Stuck in a trading range since March 2021, Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) needs a positive catalyst to rally again. Yet, in recent trading sessions, the Nasdaq has started losing its bullish momentum. So, what does PLTR stock need in order to attract sustained buyers from here? Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com After high-flying software stocks like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Sales growth is nice but at some point, it has to translate into real profits or at least positive cash flow. Moreover, with a $37 billion market value, at some point investors will want to see something for their money. That’s the quandary Cloudflare (NASDAQ:NET) currently finds itself in following the release of its Q2

Over recent publications, I’ve been generally skeptical about QuantumScape (NYSE:QS). Although the company has groundbreaking potential for its research and development of solid-state batteries (SSBs), putting your money into the mix is another matter. But eventually, even something as disappointing as QS stock may get its day in the sun. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com