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6 days ago | 
fool.com | Jake Lerch |Justin Pope |Will Healy
We're nearly halfway through 2025, and what a ride it's been for the stock market. As of this writing, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Index are up 2%, up 1%, and down 1%, respectively, year to date. So, as attention turns to the second half of 2025, three Fool.com contributing analysts have selected their top buys within the technology sector: Reddit (RDDT -1.13%), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD 1.12%), and Meta Platforms (META -1.88%). Here's why.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com.au | Jake Lerch
This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Over the last five years, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock has been one of the best names to own. Its shares have generated a total return of 192%, far exceeding the S&P 500' index's total return of 102% over the same period. Yet, I think Meta can match -- or even exceed -- its past performance thanks to the rise of AI-powered advertising. First, some background.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Jake Lerch
Top 5 Things Boomers Should Always Buy in Retirement — Even If It’s BegrudginglyYou've done it. Somehow, in this economy, you have saved enough to retire and take the world's longest coffee break. In other words, goodbye tension …
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Jake Lerch
Key PointsAbout 90% of Spotify's revenue comes from its paid subscriber base, which is growing at a double-digit rate. With revenue growing at 29% year-over-year, Roblox stock has advanced more than 75% year-to-date. After dipping by more than 10% each earlier this year, the major stock market indexes are once again on the upswing. As of this writing, the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are between 2% and 6% below their all-time highs.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com.au | Jake Lerch
This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Quick, what's the best-performing Magnificent Seven stock so far this year? If you answered Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), you'd be right -- at least as of this writing. As of right now, Meta has generated a year-to-date return of 16.7%, beating out all other Magnificent Seven stocks. Only one other stock -- Microsoft -- boasts a double-digit gain so far this year.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com | Jake Lerch
Over the last five years, Meta Platforms (META -0.69%) stock has been one of the best names to own. Its shares have generated a total return of 192%, far exceeding the S&P 500' index's total return of 102% over the same period. Yet, I think Meta can match -- or even exceed -- its past performance thanks to the rise of AI-powered advertising. First, some background. Meta generates an incredible amount of revenue, nearly $175 billion annually, or roughly $500 million per day.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com | Jake Lerch
You never know how things are going to turn out in the stock market. Some stocks go up, some go down, and others move sideways for years at a time. With that in mind, I'll review how a $10,000 investment in CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD 2.54%) stock would have changed over the last six years. To put it simply, a $10,000 investment in CrowdStrike stock in 2019 was a very smart move. After many ups and downs along the way, that initial investment would be worth over $134,000 today.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com | Jake Lerch
Quick, what's the best-performing Magnificent Seven stock so far this year? If you answered Meta Platforms (META 2.77%), you'd be right -- at least as of this writing. As of right now, Meta has generated a year-to-date return of 16.7%, beating out all other Magnificent Seven stocks. Only one other stock -- Microsoft -- boasts a double-digit gain so far this year. Nvidia, the hottest stock of the last five years, has only generated a return of 6% as of this writing.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com | Jake Lerch
With its share price up roughly 685% over the last 18 months, investors want to know: Is it too late to buy Palantir Technologies (PLTR 3.94%) stock? My answer? No, there's still time. Here's why. Palantir's exact total addressable market is uncertain, but it's hugeFor growth stocks, one of the key measures of growth potential is total addressable market (TAM). This figure represents the total revenue opportunity that a company could serve with its products or services.
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1 week ago | 
fool.com | Justin Pope |Will Healy |Jake Lerch
The world is gearing up for artificial intelligence (AI), which researchers believe could unleash between $15 trillion and $23 trillion in annual economic value by 2040. AI could be a game-changer for countless industries and will likely create new market opportunities in the process. Currently, most of Wall Street has focused on companies like Nvidia, which are selling billions of dollars worth of chips and hardware for AI data centers.
