With a plan and some good growth stocks, it is not as hard as you might think to double your money in two years. If you invested $5,000 in Micron, Seagate, or Western Digital (WDC +1.21%) at this time last year, you would have seen your investment grow by more than 300% as of today. In the case of Western Digital, it would have grown about 438%, so that $5,000 would have increased to about $28,000...
With a plan and some good growth stocks, it is not as hard as you might think to double your money in two years. If you invested $5,000 in Micron, Seagate, or Western Digital (WDC +1.21%) at this time last year, you would have seen your investment grow by more than 300% as of today. In the case of Western Digital, it would have grown about 438%, so that $5,000 would have increased to about $28,000 in just one year. Of course, markets are different than they were a year ago and valuations have increased, so it's hard to know which one will break out this year. To double your money in one year, you would need stocks to return about 75% with no additional contributions. To double your money in two years, you would need returns of about 40% per year. That is certainly doable, but here is a more realistic and achievable plan to double your money: Contribute $50 per month to that $5,000 investment over the next two years and invest in growth stocks that could generate roughly 25% annual returns. Two strong candidates to achieve that are Western Digital and Nvidia (NVDA +2.58%). Can Western Digital keep growing? Western Digital had an epic year, as detailed, but can it possibly keep churning out that type of return? Maybe, but it is pretty doubtful. However, it is in good shape to generate excellent returns that could help you double your money in two years. Expand NASDAQ : WDC Western Digital Today's Change ( 1.21 %) $ 3.41 Current Price $ 285.99 Key Data Points Market Cap $96B Day's Range $ 271.53 - $ 295.43 52wk Range $ 28.83 - $ 296.50 Volume 8M Avg Vol 9.2M Gross Margin 42.68 % Dividend Yield 0.12 % Western Digital is one of two major players in the business of making hard drive disks to store the massive amounts of data at artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Western Digital and Seagate have a duopoly in this business, which is only growing more exponentially as more companies invest in AI technology and more data centers are built to process it. I think both c...
The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering sweeping new tariffs on imported semiconductors while simultaneously crafting exemptions designed to protect big tech's AI expansion. Tariffs With Targeted Relief For AI Giants The move comes as companies race to build data centers that power the artificial intelligence boom. TSMC Investment Tied To Exemptions At the center of the plan is T...
The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering sweeping new tariffs on imported semiconductors while simultaneously crafting exemptions designed to protect big tech's AI expansion. Tariffs With Targeted Relief For AI Giants The move comes as companies race to build data centers that power the artificial intelligence boom. TSMC Investment Tied To Exemptions At the center of the plan is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM) , the world's leading contract chipmaker and a key supplier to U.S. technology companies. The exemption framework would link tariff relief to the scale of TSMC's investments in American manufacturing, the report said. TSMC has pledged to invest $165 billion to expand its U.S. footprint, part of Washington's broader effort to reduce reliance on foreign chip production. Under a U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement, Taiwanese firms building semiconductor plants in the U.S. would be allowed to import chips tariff-free in proportion to their planned domestic capacity. TSMC would then be able to pass those exemptions on to its U.S. customers. White House Keeps Pressure On While the carve-outs offer relief, administration officials stressed the plan is still evolving. One official told the publication that policymakers will closely scrutinize the program to ensure it does not become "a giveaway to TSMC" and that it aligns with the administration's broader tariff goals. TSMC, the Commerce Department and White House did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comments. Limited Tariffs Already In Place The move enforced a White House deal allowing Nvidia to ship its H200 chips to China in exchange for a 25% government cut of sales. Currently, only a narrow set of chips imported into the U.S. and then re-exported to China are subject to tariffs. Chips used for domestic AI infrastructure have so far been excluded. Price Action: In after-hours trading, Amazon shares rose 0.077%, Microsoft gained 0.49%, while Alphabet's Class A shares...
A large screen displays images of Combat Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) at the Hanwha exhibition stand during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on Sept.10, 2025 in London, England. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of South Korea's largest defense firm Hanwha Aerospace plunged more than 6% Tuesday, after the company reported worse than expected numbers...
A large screen displays images of Combat Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) at the Hanwha exhibition stand during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on Sept.10, 2025 in London, England. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of South Korea's largest defense firm Hanwha Aerospace plunged more than 6% Tuesday, after the company reported worse than expected numbers for its fourth quarter revenue and pre-tax profit on Monday. Revenue in the fourth quarter rose 72.56% year on year to 8.33 trillion South Korean won, but missed LSEG estimates of 8.64 trillion won. Pre-tax profit plunged 72% to 602 billion won, a massive miss compared to expectations of 1.2 trillion won, while the company's operating profit dipped 16% to 753 billion won. Net profit was a bright spot, coming in above expectations despite a 54% decline at 934 billion won. LSEG estimates had pegged net profit at 717.20 billion won. Full year numbers Annual revenue skyrocketed 137% year on year to hit 26.61 trillion South Korean won, but marginally missed estimates of 27.01 trillion won. Pre-tax profit fell slightly to 2.15 trillion won, down 19% from the same period a year ago and missing expectations of 2.73 trillion. Hanwha had logged its fourth consecutive year of record operating profits, while net profit numbers beat expectations. Operating profit rose 75% year on year to 3.03 trillion won, while net profit declined 16% year on year to 2.14 trillion won, beating expectations of 1.65 trillion won. Share gains On an year-to-date basis, Hanwha shares have climbed 18.92%, following a blistering rally in 2025 which saw shares climb 193%, on top of a 154% jump in 2024. Hanwha is the 11th largest stock on the Kospi, with a market cap of about $42.03 billion. The company has seen demand for its defense platforms grow after the Russia-Ukraine War, with orders from multiple European countries. Since 2022, Hanwha has sold its K9 Thunder self propelled howitzer to Poland, Estonia, ...
Lean hog futures ended the Monday session with most contracts down 17 cents to $2.05, led by the nearbys. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $79.39 on Monday afternoon, which was up 46 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $83.90 on December 12, down 2 cents from the previous day. USDA’s FOB plant pork cutout value reported back higher on Mond...
Lean hog futures ended the Monday session with most contracts down 17 cents to $2.05, led by the nearbys. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $79.39 on Monday afternoon, which was up 46 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $83.90 on December 12, down 2 cents from the previous day. USDA’s FOB plant pork cutout value reported back higher on Monday PM, up 92 cents at $95.53 per cwt. The rib was the driver to the upside, up $8.53, as the picnic and ham primals were reported lower. USDA estimated the Monday FI hog slaughter at 487,000 head. That was 2,000 head below last week and up 7,777 head from the same Monday last year. Feb 25 Hogs closed at $83.550, down $2.050, Apr 25 Hogs closed at $88.250, down $1.500 May 25 Hogs closed at $91.975, down $1.150, More news from Barchart The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Stock exchanges in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing – the three major bourses in mainland China – announced a package of measures on Monday to fast-track fundraising for cutting-edge firms amid the country’s self-reliance push in tech The three operators said they would shorten waiting periods for listed technology firms filing for refinancing or post-initial-public-offering (IPO) fundraising activi...
Stock exchanges in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing – the three major bourses in mainland China – announced a package of measures on Monday to fast-track fundraising for cutting-edge firms amid the country’s self-reliance push in tech The three operators said they would shorten waiting periods for listed technology firms filing for refinancing or post-initial-public-offering (IPO) fundraising activities, cutting the refinancing interval to as little as six months, according to state news agency Xinhua. This applies to tech firms listed under unprofitable company rules and is down from the standard 18-month gap set on consecutively loss-making companies under the 2023 restrictions. Advertisement The new rules also allowed companies whose shares have broken below their IPO prices to raise capital via financial instruments, such as private share placements and convertible bonds , as long as the funds are invested in core operations. Previously, companies could use at most 30 per cent of funds raised to top up working capital. Regulators relaxed the threshold by allowing eligible firms to channel any excess above that cap into research and development tied to their core business. Advertisement The exchanges aimed to streamline refinancing reviews for “quality companies with strong governance and disclosure records”, Xinhua reported. The reforms signal Beijing’s support for quality firms and scientific innovation, it said.
CEO Rick McConnell says the company's software is "mission critical." Shares of Dynatrace (DT +7.33%) rose on Monday after the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered observability platform reported solid quarterly results and issued an optimistic growth forecast. By the close of trading, Dynatrace's stock price was up more than 7%. Rising enterprise adoption Dynatrace's revenue jumped 18% year over ...
CEO Rick McConnell says the company's software is "mission critical." Shares of Dynatrace (DT +7.33%) rose on Monday after the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered observability platform reported solid quarterly results and issued an optimistic growth forecast. By the close of trading, Dynatrace's stock price was up more than 7%. Rising enterprise adoption Dynatrace's revenue jumped 18% year over year to $515 million in its fiscal 2026 third quarter, which ended on Dec. 31. Better still, the software provider's annual recurring revenue (ARR) leaped 20% to nearly $2 billion. Dynatrace uses AI-derived insights to help its customers analyze their applications and automate their businesses. By integrating with cloud computing platforms offered by the likes of Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet, Dynatrace has positioned itself to profit from the AI boom. "As organizations broadly deploy AI, observability is mission critical to managing the reliability and performance of those workloads," CEO Rick McConnell said in a press release. Expand NYSE : DT Dynatrace Today's Change ( 7.33 %) $ 2.47 Current Price $ 36.18 Key Data Points Market Cap $10B Day's Range $ 34.85 - $ 38.90 52wk Range $ 32.83 - $ 63.00 Volume 16M Avg Vol 4.3M Gross Margin 81.29 % All told, Dynatrace's adjusted net income increased 21% to $134.7 million, or $0.44 per share. That bested Wall Street's estimates, which had called for per-share profits of $0.41. A bullish forecast These strong results prompted Dynatrace to lift its full-year financial outlook. Management now expects adjusted earnings per share of $1.67 to $1.69, up from a prior forecast of $1.62 to $1.64. Dynatrace also boosted its free cash flow guidance to $520 million to $525 million, up from $505 million to $515 million. Additionally, Dynatrace announced a new $1 billion share repurchase program. "Our scale, balance sheet, and proven ability to generate strong cash flow allow us to invest for durable long-term growth, while also returning capit...
Key Points Cloud partnerships are fueling Dynatrace's growth. Dynatrace is buying back its shares as its free cash flow swells. 10 stocks we like better than Dynatrace › Shares of Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) rose on Monday after the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered observability platform reported solid quarterly results and issued an optimistic growth forecast. By the close of trading, Dynatrace's st...
Key Points Cloud partnerships are fueling Dynatrace's growth. Dynatrace is buying back its shares as its free cash flow swells. 10 stocks we like better than Dynatrace › Shares of Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) rose on Monday after the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered observability platform reported solid quarterly results and issued an optimistic growth forecast. By the close of trading, Dynatrace's stock price was up more than 7%. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Rising enterprise adoption Dynatrace's revenue jumped 18% year over year to $515 million in its fiscal 2026 third quarter, which ended on Dec. 31. Better still, the software provider's annual recurring revenue (ARR) leaped 20% to nearly $2 billion. Dynatrace uses AI-derived insights to help its customers analyze their applications and automate their businesses. By integrating with cloud computing platforms offered by the likes of Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet, Dynatrace has positioned itself to profit from the AI boom. "As organizations broadly deploy AI, observability is mission critical to managing the reliability and performance of those workloads," CEO Rick McConnell said in a press release. All told, Dynatrace's adjusted net income increased 21% to $134.7 million, or $0.44 per share. That bested Wall Street's estimates, which had called for per-share profits of $0.41. A bullish forecast These strong results prompted Dynatrace to lift its full-year financial outlook. Management now expects adjusted earnings per share of $1.67 to $1.69, up from a prior forecast of $1.62 to $1.64. Dynatrace also boosted its free cash flow guidance to $520 million to $525 million, up from $505 million to $515 million. Additionally, Dynatrace announced a new $1 billion share repurchase program. "Our scale, balance sheet, and proven ability to...
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is trimming its early gains in mid-market trading on Tuesday, but reversing the losses in the previous session, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving above the 8,400 level, with gains across most sectors led by mining and technology stocks, after US President Donald Trump delayed the imposition of t...
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is trimming its early gains in mid-market trading on Tuesday, but reversing the losses in the previous session, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving above the 8,400 level, with gains across most sectors led by mining and technology stocks, after US President Donald Trump delayed the imposition of tariffs on major U.S. trading partners. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is gaining 36.50 points or 0.44 percent to 8,415.90, after touching a high of 8,446.80 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is up 44.60 points or 0.52 percent to 8,673.00. Australian stocks closed sharply lower on Monday. Among the major miners, BHP Group is gaining almost 1 percent and Mineral Resources is advancing almost 3 percent, while Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals are adding almost 2 percent each. Oil stocks are mixed. Origin Energy, Woodside Energy and Santos are edging down 0.2 to 0.5 percent each, while Beach energy is gaining more than 1 percent. Among tech stocks, Afterpay owner Block is gaining almost 2 percent, Xero is up more than 1 percent, Zip is advancing almost 6 percent, WiseTech Global is adding 2.5 percent and Appen is surging more than 8 percent after reporting upbeat fourth-quarter results. Gold miners are mostly higher. Evolution Mining and Newmont are up almost 1 percent each, while Resolute Mining is gaining more than 1 percent, Northern Star resources is edging up 0.5 percent and Gold Road Resources is adding more than 2 percent. Among the big four banks, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ Banking and National Australia Bank are edging up 0.2 to 0.5 percent each, while Westpac is adding almost 1 percent. In other news, shares in Predictive Discovery are gaining more than 12 percent after the gold explorer would offload a 10 per cent stake to two mining investors to raise $69.2 million. Shares in Nufarm are surging almost 4 percent after the chemicals company told investors a previous...