This artificial intelligence (AI) specialist leveraged decades of expertise in information technology (IT) and cloud systems and is on a path to earn membership in a very exclusive fraternity.There's no denying the trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past few years. Many of the companies that have pivoted to adopt this game-changing technology have ascended the ranks of the world's largest companies when measured by market cap. When the stock market closed on Tuesday, there were 11 members o ...

A whole bunch of investors seem to think so... maybe too many.SoFi Technologies (SOFI 0.02%) is attracting lots of investor attention these days, and understandably so. Its stock up more than 160% from its April low, and higher to the tune of 260% for the past year. That's huge.But is it actually the buy the crowd seems to think it is? Yes. And no.Here's some food for thought if this ticker's made its way onto your radar but not yet made its way into your portfolio.What's SoFi Technologies?SoFi is an online ...

Anthropic just closed on a $13 billion Series F funding round.It's been about a month since OpenAI unveiled its latest model, GPT-5. In that time, rival platforms have made bold moves of their own.Perplexity, for instance, drew headlines with a $34.5 billion unsolicited bid for Alphabet's Google Chrome, while Anthropic -- backed by both Alphabet and Amazon (AMZN 1.04%) -- closed a $13 billion Series F funding round that propelled its valuation to an eye-popping $183 billion.Since debuting its AI chatbot, Cl ...

Plug Power's stock price has collapsed more than 95% from its all-time highs, is this an opportunity to get in on the cheap or a sign of risk?Plug Power (PLUG -1.74%) isn't a penny stock, but it isn't far off, with a stock price hovering around $1.50 right now. Is it worth jumping in while the price is below $2 and over 95% below the all-time high price it hit around the turn of the century? There are exciting things happening with the business, but there are also things you need to be worried about.What do ...

Broadcom hitting an all-time high exposes the biggest flaw of the "Magnificent Seven."The pressure was on Broadcom (AVGO -2.64%) to deliver blowout third-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings on Sept. 4. The semiconductor and infrastructure software giant didn't disappoint -- beating its artificial intelligence (AI) revenue guidance, announcing a $110 billion backlog, and providing upbeat commentary for fiscal 2026. Broadcom stock soared to an all-time high and is now up 49 % year to date.With a market cap of $1.57 ...

The world's richest person could find himself much, much richer if he achieves the board's proposed long-term goals.It hasn't been the best year for Tesla (TSLA 0.15%) so far, with the stock down over 8% through Sept. 8 (the worst-performing of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks). Part of this has to do with the company's lackluster business performance lately, but much also has to do with its CEO, Elon Musk.Many investors had voiced their displeasure regarding Musk's divided attention, especially during his st ...

Tesla is losing its stranglehold on the EV market. Does that mean Lucid is a great buy?Lucid (LCID 4.93%) stock enjoyed a session of strong gains on Tuesday. The electric vehicle (EV) maker's share price rose 5.2% in the day's trading. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3%.It's possible that a recent report showing that Tesla has continued to lose market share factored into Lucid's gains today, but the stock has also been highly volatile recently. Despite today's valuation pop ...

And did you know it definitely can pay to get professional financial help?In this podcast, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp talks with Bankrate's Dayana Yochim about how a financial planner can help you navigate a money-related life event, relieve financial stress, prioritize your goals, and make sure you get money stuff done.Also in this episode:Through most of the 2000s, wage growth for job-switchers was higher than for job-stayers. But not now.The number of ETFs now exceeds the number o ...

With a 6.2% yield, this high yielder is focused on supporting the innovation that drives the healthcare industry forward.There's more than one way to invest in the healthcare sector. In fact, if you are looking for dividend income, you'll probably need to consider your alternatives, given the sector's measly 1.7% average yield.One option today is to look at out-of-favor drug makers, but there's another, more subtle choice to consider: Alexandria Real Estate (ARE 1.13%). And this healthcare-focused real esta ...

Will adding Hulu make things better?Fubo (FUBO 2.49%) was something of an also-ran in the streaming wars. While major content creators ramped up their own direct-to-customer operations, Fubo offered a bundle service that didn't quite wow anyone. The proof of that is in the fact that Fubo's subscriber numbers are well below those of other bundled services, like Disney's (DIS 0.75%) Hulu+. Hulu+ is an important reference point here, as Fubo is about to take it over. There's a lot to unpack.What does Fubo offe ...