Key Points Intel was the Nasdaq-100 index's top performer in August 2025, lifted by a rare financing deal with the U.S. government. AppLovin nearly matched Intel's gains, based on yet another analyst-stumping earnings report from the mobile marketing expert. Next comes Idexx Labs, whose pet-care products and services saw robust growth in Q2 2025. 10 stocks we like better than AppLovin › The Nasdaq-100 traded almost exactly sideways in August 2025, posting a 0.9% gain. But it wasn't a slow period ...