Expense ratios, sector weightings, and risk profiles set these two popular ETFs apart in ways that can shape your portfolio strategy. Both the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO +1.95%) and the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ +2.11%) are popular, large-cap U.S. equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but they take different approaches. VOO tracks the broad S&P 500, while QQQ tracks the NASDAQ-100, which is m...
Expense ratios, sector weightings, and risk profiles set these two popular ETFs apart in ways that can shape your portfolio strategy. Both the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO +1.95%) and the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ +2.11%) are popular, large-cap U.S. equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but they take different approaches. VOO tracks the broad S&P 500, while QQQ tracks the NASDAQ-100, which is more tech-focused. This comparison examines cost, performance, risk, and portfolio composition to help investors determine which option best fits their goals. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric VOO QQQ Issuer Vanguard Invesco Expense ratio 0.03% 0.18% 1-yr return (as of Feb. 2, 2026) 15.79% 20.13% Dividend yield 1.13% 0.46% Beta (5Y monthly) 1.00 1.15 AUM $839 billion $407 billion VOO is more affordable on fees with a lower expense ratio than QQQ, and it also offers a significantly higher dividend yield. These factors could make VOO more attractive to fee-conscious or income-focused investors. Performance & risk comparison Metric VOO QQQ Max drawdown (5 y) -24.53% -35.12% Growth of $1,000 over 5 years $1,853 $1,945 What's inside QQQ tracks the NASDAQ-100, resulting in a portfolio of 101 holdings with a heavy tilt toward technology (making up 53% of assets), communication services (17%), and consumer cyclical (13%). Its top holdings are Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft. By comparison, VOO spreads its assets across 504 stocks in the S&P 500. Technology accounts for 35% of the fund, followed by financial services at 13% and communication services at 11%. Its top holdings mirror QQQ’s, but the broader sector mix may appeal to those seeking more diversification. For more guidance on ETF investing, check out the full guide at this link. What this means for investors VOO and QQQ are both massive funds with long track records, focusing exclusively on large-cap stocks. However, their distinct approaches may appeal to different types of investors. VOO is the more diversified of the two, tracki...
Key Points Compared to industry leaders, this business is generating more buzz after the morning daypart. Posting 12 straight quarters of same-store sales growth is an impressive streak. With significant space for expansion, its revenue and earnings could soar in the future. 10 stocks we like better than Dutch Bros › With a $110 billion market cap, revenue of $9.9 billion in the first quarter of f...
Key Points Compared to industry leaders, this business is generating more buzz after the morning daypart. Posting 12 straight quarters of same-store sales growth is an impressive streak. With significant space for expansion, its revenue and earnings could soar in the future. 10 stocks we like better than Dutch Bros › With a $110 billion market cap, revenue of $9.9 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (ended Dec. 28, 2025), and more than 41,000 stores worldwide, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is the king of the retail coffee market. But the consumer favorite hasn't been operating at full strength. And CEO Brian Niccol is trying to turn things around, as shares trade 23% below their peak (as of Feb. 4). Investors can find a more exciting opportunity elsewhere in the industry. There's a little-known coffee stock that's running laps around Starbucks. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » Here are three things to know. Winning the rest of the day Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) generates almost 75% of its revenue after 10 a.m. This contrasts with the leading chains, which get half of their sales after 10 a.m. The advantage for Dutch Bros is that its demand is more spread out throughout the day. This can make it easier for store management teams to staff their locations and handle customer traffic. And its steady sales support the company's goal of $1.8 million in average annual unit volumes. What's more, Dutch Bros is probably attracting a different kind of customer than the person commuting to work in the morning. Meanwhile, Dutch Bros sees opportunity and is using food to target a bigger audience. "As we expand the food program throughout 2026, we're aiming to be a one-stop shop during the morning daypart," CEO Christine Barone said on the Q3 2025 earnings call. Healthy same-store sales growth Before reporting same-store sales growth in Q4 2025, ...
Great Britain’s skeleton team have been banned from wearing its new aerodynamic helmets at the Winter Olympics after the court of arbitration for sport ruled they were illegal because its “rear significantly protrudes”. The news is a big blow to Team GB’s Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt, who have dominated skeleton all season, winning all seven of the World Cup races between them. Those victories wer...
Great Britain’s skeleton team have been banned from wearing its new aerodynamic helmets at the Winter Olympics after the court of arbitration for sport ruled they were illegal because its “rear significantly protrudes”. The news is a big blow to Team GB’s Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt, who have dominated skeleton all season, winning all seven of the World Cup races between them. Those victories were won with a different helmet, but Weston and Wyatt were hoping to go even quicker by using a differently shaped design. In its appeal to Cas, the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association had argued that the new helmet, which it started using in St Moritz last week, was compliant with the rules because it was manufactured without any elements “attached” to it and did not have “aerodynamic modifications”. However the sport’s governing body, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, disagreed, saying the BBSA’s innovative design was aerodynamic and did not comply with its rules. After a hearing, Cas has now sided with the IBSF, saying the new helmet “departs from the standard shape and reflects a novel design specifically developed to enhance aerodynamic performance where the rear considerably protrudes”. As a result, its panel ruled that the helmet was not compliant with IBSF rules as they currently stand for the current season. In a statement, Natalie Dunman, BBSA’s executive performance director, admitted her disappointment – but insisted the team was still in a strong position to go for gold. “Based on the strength of the case we put forward, naturally we are disappointed in today’s decision,” she said. “However, this does not affect our final preparations and nor has the discourse affected the athletes’ focus or optimism going into the Games.” “Our athletes have been winning medals all season and throughout the Olympic cycle in their current helmets and we remain in a strong position to continue that trend. We will make no further comment until after the con...
What price Keith Andrews for manager of the season? Thomas Frank’s surprise successor certainly added to his fanclub as he choreographed Brentford’s fourth win in six Premier League games to leave Eddie Howe looking even gloomier than the unremittingly wet Tyneside weather. While outstanding performances from Dango Ouattara and Keane Lewis-Potter left Andrews’s seventh place side appearing genuine...
What price Keith Andrews for manager of the season? Thomas Frank’s surprise successor certainly added to his fanclub as he choreographed Brentford’s fourth win in six Premier League games to leave Eddie Howe looking even gloomier than the unremittingly wet Tyneside weather. While outstanding performances from Dango Ouattara and Keane Lewis-Potter left Andrews’s seventh place side appearing genuine European contenders, Howe’s Newcastle have won only one of their last eight matches in all competitions and lost four of their past five. Along the way they have sunk to 12th in the table. Right now the boast, made only last week, of the Saudi Arabian owned club’s chief executive, David Hopkinson, that Newcastle can win the league by 2030 rings slightly hollow. Moreover Tuesday’s trip to Tottenham has suddenly assumed real importance for both Howe and his opposite number Frank. Brentford began buoyed up by a sense of injustice. In the second minute Kieran Trippier tugged Lewis-Potter’s shirt sleeve inside the penalty area and sent him tumbling. There seemed a decent case for a penalty and a red card but, to considerable visiting chagrin, neither was awarded. That decision left Andrews incandescent. Not that fury was confined to Brentford’s technical area. While travelling supporters vented their anger at their former striker Yoane Wissa for defecting to Newcastle last summer, tribalism surfaced as home fans booed Andrews’s one time Sunderland midfielder, Jordan Henderson. Although Harvey Barnes swivelled imperiously before shooting fractionally wide, Newcastle were slapdash in possession and struggled to quite fathom out what to do about Keane-Potter and his habit of leaving his nominal left wing station to drift all over the place. Howe though had his talismanic, captain, Bruno Guimarães, back in midfield following an ankle injury and when Guimarães whipped in a corner the pace on the ball was so fast that it needed only the slightest of glancing headers from Sven Botman ...
Attorneys for the Trump administration are aiming to deport Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old boy whose photograph wearing a bunny hat in snowy Minneapolis circulated globally after his detention last month by federal officials during the aggressive anti-immigration crackdown there. The child, Liam returned home to Minnesota earlier this week after being taken into custody alongside his father ...
Attorneys for the Trump administration are aiming to deport Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old boy whose photograph wearing a bunny hat in snowy Minneapolis circulated globally after his detention last month by federal officials during the aggressive anti-immigration crackdown there. The child, Liam returned home to Minnesota earlier this week after being taken into custody alongside his father last month and transferred to a notorious family detention facility in Texas. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Friday it is seeking a deportation order for the Ecuadorian boy. But the department has denied that it is seeking to expedite his and his father’s removal from the US after a lawyer for the family characterized the government’s action as such to the New York Times. The lawyer, Danielle Molliver, described the move to the newspaper as “extraordinary” and possibly “retaliatory”. Liam and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, who both entered the US legally as asylum applicants, were ordered released from detention on 31 January. The government is seeking to end the family’s asylum claims, MPR News reported. Democratic members of Congress Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Joaquin Castro of Texas have been advocating on the family’s behalf. The DHS issued a statement via assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin, which was also sent to the Guardian in response to a request for comment. “These are regular removal proceedings. They are not in expedited removal. This is standard procedure and there is nothing retaliatory about enforcing the nation’s immigration laws,” she said. Castro, who escorted Liam and his father back to Minnesota last weekend, wrote on X that the Trump administration was “trying to take” the child again. “Liam Ramos, 5, spent ten days in a Texas trailer prison. He got sick, missed his mother and school, and was afraid of the guards. Millions prayed, spoke up, and offered to do whatever they could to see him go home,” he posted. “But now, the Tr...
Enterprise Products Partners produces a very bankable passive income stream. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD 0.48%) is an income juggernaut. The master limited partnership's (MLP) current yield of 6.3% is several times higher than the S&P 500's 1.1% yield. The energy midstream company has increased its payout for 27 straight years, a trend that should continue. Here's a look at how much money yo...
Enterprise Products Partners produces a very bankable passive income stream. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD 0.48%) is an income juggernaut. The master limited partnership's (MLP) current yield of 6.3% is several times higher than the S&P 500's 1.1% yield. The energy midstream company has increased its payout for 27 straight years, a trend that should continue. Here's a look at how much money you'd need to invest in the high-yielding MLP (which sends a Schedule K-1 Federal tax form each year) to generate $1,000 of annual passive income. The math to $1,000 in annual passive income Enterprise Products Partners declared its most recent quarterly distribution payment in January. The MLP set the rate at $0.55 per unit ($2.20 annualized). That was a 2.8% increase compared to the prior-year period. At its current rate, you'd need to own 454.5 units of the MLP to generate $1,000 in passive income each year. That would cost about $15,900 at the company's recent unit price of around $35. While that's a chunk of change, it's a lot less money than you'd need to invest in a lower-yielding asset to generate the same amount of passive income. For example, you'd need to invest over $87,700 into an S&P 500 index fund to generate $1,000 in annual dividend income at its current yield. Expand NYSE : EPD Enterprise Products Partners Today's Change ( -0.48 %) $ -0.17 Current Price $ 34.91 Key Data Points Market Cap $76B Day's Range $ 34.66 - $ 35.29 52wk Range $ 27.77 - $ 35.55 Volume 4.3M Avg Vol 4.2M Gross Margin 13.52 % Dividend Yield 6.23 % A rock-solid income stock While many high-yielding dividend stocks have higher risk profiles, that's not the case with Enterprise Products Partners. The MLP generated $7.9 billion of operational distributable cash flow in 2025. That was enough to cover its high-yielding distribution by a comfortable 1.7 times, enabling Enterprise to retain $3.2 billion in cash to reinvest in the partnership. The company spent a total of $5 billion on expansion i...
Investor concerns about the impact of AI are growing. Look at a heat map of the S&P 500 index over the past week and you'll see that the technology sector is bright red, indicating major losses. Some of tech's biggest names are flirting with double-digit losses or are already well into them -- over the space of just one week. Advanced Micro Devices AMD +8.32% ) Intuit INTU +2.08% ) Micron Technolo...
Investor concerns about the impact of AI are growing. Look at a heat map of the S&P 500 index over the past week and you'll see that the technology sector is bright red, indicating major losses. Some of tech's biggest names are flirting with double-digit losses or are already well into them -- over the space of just one week. Advanced Micro Devices AMD +8.32% ) Intuit INTU +2.08% ) Micron Technology MU +3.08% ) Microsoft MSFT +2.00% ) Nvidia NVDA +8.01% ) Salesforce CRM +0.80% ) The losses in tech stocks go on and on. It's getting ugly. Expand NASDAQ : NVDA Nvidia Today's Change ( 8.01 %) $ 13.77 Current Price $ 185.65 Key Data Points Market Cap $4.5T Day's Range $ 174.62 - $ 187.00 52wk Range $ 86.62 - $ 212.19 Volume 8.9M Avg Vol 183M Gross Margin 70.05 % Dividend Yield 0.02 % It's been a three-month decline for tech stocks In fact, the slump in U.S. technology stocks has been going on for three months. Those are all growth stocks -- companies that increase their earnings faster than the average business in their industry or the market as a whole. And while growth stocks like the "Magnificent Seven" have led the market forward for much of the past three years, over the past three months investors have shown a new preference for value stocks -- less volatile stocks of companies that grow more slowly but often have valuations that are cheap relative to their earnings and long-term growth potential. The Russell 1000 Value index is up 8.4% since Halloween, while the tech-heavy Russell 1000 Growth index is down 3.7%. Market and economic analyst Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research calls it "AI fatigue." For several years, investors relentlessly bid technology stocks higher due to seemingly unrelenting optimism that the artificial intelligence trade would pay off. But increasingly over recent months -- and then dramatically over the past week -- investors have soured on AI, doubting its ability to improve corporate financial performances and the broader economy as significant...
Key Points Technology shares have been selling off for three months now. In the past week alone, some of the biggest players have fallen sharply. Investors are rotating from growth to value stocks amid AI fatigue. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Look at a heat map of the S&P 500 index over the past week and you'll see that the technology sector is bright red, indicating major losses. Some o...
Key Points Technology shares have been selling off for three months now. In the past week alone, some of the biggest players have fallen sharply. Investors are rotating from growth to value stocks amid AI fatigue. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Look at a heat map of the S&P 500 index over the past week and you'll see that the technology sector is bright red, indicating major losses. Some of tech's biggest names are flirting with double-digit losses or are already well into them -- over the space of just one week. The losses in tech stocks go on and on. It's getting ugly. 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 » It's been a three-month decline for tech stocks In fact, the slump in U.S. technology stocks has been going on for three months. Those are all growth stocks -- companies that increase their earnings faster than the average business in their industry or the market as a whole. And while growth stocks like the "Magnificent Seven" have led the market forward for much of the past three years, over the past three months investors have shown a new preference for value stocks -- less volatile stocks of companies that grow more slowly but often have valuations that are cheap relative to their earnings and long-term growth potential. The Russell 1000 Value index is up 8.4% since Halloween, while the tech-heavy Russell 1000 Growth index is down 3.7%. Market and economic analyst Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research calls it "AI fatigue." For several years, investors relentlessly bid technology stocks higher due to seemingly unrelenting optimism that the artificial intelligence trade would pay off. But increasingly over recent months -- and then dramatically over the past week -- investors have soured on AI, doubting its ability to improve corporate financial performances and the broader econom...
Cuba Shutters Beach Resorts As Fuel Crisis Spreads Economy-Wide President Trump's pressure campaign on Cuba is gaining serious momentum as the Caribbean island's energy crisis deepens, unleashing rampant fuel shortages and prolonged power blackouts. The government rolled out new conservation measures late Friday to preserve energy, but large parts of the economy are already imploding. Bloomberg re...
Cuba Shutters Beach Resorts As Fuel Crisis Spreads Economy-Wide President Trump's pressure campaign on Cuba is gaining serious momentum as the Caribbean island's energy crisis deepens, unleashing rampant fuel shortages and prolonged power blackouts. The government rolled out new conservation measures late Friday to preserve energy, but large parts of the economy are already imploding. Bloomberg reports that Trump's move to curb fuel shipments to Cuba is spilling over into the tourism sector , with energy shortages forcing two large beach resorts to shut down as early as this weekend. Here's more from the outlet: At least two large beach resorts on Cayo Coco , on the northern coast of the Caribbean nation, will be closing as soon as this weekend due to gasoline shortages, employees reported Friday. A worker at Mojito Cayo Coco said the resort was shutting down because there wasn't enough fuel for employees to get to work. Instead, about 200 guests will be transferred to Sol Cayo Coco about 30 miles away. The worker, who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation, blamed Trump's sanctions and said many of his colleagues were losing their jobs. In more than two decades at the hotel, he said he'd seen temporary shutdowns for multiple hurricanes but never for non-weather-related disasters . On Friday night, Cuba's government warned that its entire tourism sector was under a "consolidation plan" amid fuel supply disruptions that are rocking the island's economy. "Cuban authorities have unilaterally decided to regroup certain travelers in hotels with higher occupancy levels to help ensure service continuity and overall service quality," Canadian airline and vacation provider Transat AT wrote in a statement. "They have confirmed that these properties remain operational and continue to meet their usual standards." Canada recently updated its travel guidance on Cuba to " exercise a high degree of caution," warning, "The situation is unpredictable and could deteriorate...
Because this smaller rival is less than 10% as valuable as Starbucks, it might fly under the radar. With a $110 billion market cap, revenue of $9.9 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (ended Dec. 28, 2025), and more than 41,000 stores worldwide, Starbucks (SBUX +3.54%) is the king of the retail coffee market. But the consumer favorite hasn't been operating at full strength. And CEO Brian N...
Because this smaller rival is less than 10% as valuable as Starbucks, it might fly under the radar. With a $110 billion market cap, revenue of $9.9 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (ended Dec. 28, 2025), and more than 41,000 stores worldwide, Starbucks (SBUX +3.54%) is the king of the retail coffee market. But the consumer favorite hasn't been operating at full strength. And CEO Brian Niccol is trying to turn things around, as shares trade 23% below their peak (as of Feb. 4). Investors can find a more exciting opportunity elsewhere in the industry. There's a little-known coffee stock that's running laps around Starbucks. Here are three things to know. Winning the rest of the day Dutch Bros (BROS +8.89%) generates almost 75% of its revenue after 10 a.m. This contrasts with the leading chains, which get half of their sales after 10 a.m. The advantage for Dutch Bros is that its demand is more spread out throughout the day. This can make it easier for store management teams to staff their locations and handle customer traffic. And its steady sales support the company's goal of $1.8 million in average annual unit volumes. What's more, Dutch Bros is probably attracting a different kind of customer than the person commuting to work in the morning. Meanwhile, Dutch Bros sees opportunity and is using food to target a bigger audience. "As we expand the food program throughout 2026, we're aiming to be a one-stop shop during the morning daypart," CEO Christine Barone said on the Q3 2025 earnings call. Healthy same-store sales growth Before reporting same-store sales growth in Q4 2025, Starbucks posted six straight quarters of declines. This metric indicates the performance of existing locations on a year-over-year basis, and growth indicates operational health. At the same time, Dutch Bros registered same-store sales increases in 12 straight quarters, a streak that's still active. It's standing out in the industry. Starbucks' guidance calls for same-store sales to ri...
is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s a complete coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago, I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS...
is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s a complete coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago, I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS 15 that had been collecting dust for a couple of years. Despite its (at the time) high-end Core i7 CPU and 32GB of RAM, Windows was frustratingly slow on it. The fan was constantly at full throttle even when the machine was idle, and it regularly failed to install updates. So in early 2024, I gave up and switched to an M1 MacBook Pro. But I wanted to give my oldest child something to practice typing on. Plus, I’d been trying to find a suitable distraction-free writing solution. (Spoiler: this laptop was not the solution I was looking for.) So I installed Ubuntu. Again. See, before the MacBook and before the Dell XPS, I was a Linux user. I first installed Ubuntu in 2006 on a ThinkPad X40. And it remained my primary OS across three different laptops and 13 years. My Ubuntu desktop in 2007. Despite some... let’s call them quirks (Wi-Fi didn’t work out of the box on that X40), I was happy with Linux for a long time. I dual-booted Windows out of necessity, and often had a work-issued MacBook on hand. But those were for testing apps or specific tasks, like editing video. 99 percent of my life was spent in Ubuntu. That is, until about 2017. As I got older, tinkering with my laptop changed from a hobby to something that got in the way of me pursuing my other hobbies. I had rediscovered my love of making music, and, try as it might, Ubuntu Studio just wasn’t cutting it. I was spending more time in Ableton Live, which meant more time in Windows, until in 2019, I bought the aforementioned XPS and switched over completely. A lot has changed in the 20 years since I first installed Linu...
Key Points SLVP has delivered a much higher one-year return but with far greater volatility and drawdown risk than GLD GLD offers vastly superior liquidity and a much larger asset base, appealing to institutional and high-volume traders Both ETFs carry similar expense ratios, but their risk and sector exposures differ dramatically 10 stocks we like better than SPDR Gold Shares › The iShares MSCI G...
Key Points SLVP has delivered a much higher one-year return but with far greater volatility and drawdown risk than GLD GLD offers vastly superior liquidity and a much larger asset base, appealing to institutional and high-volume traders Both ETFs carry similar expense ratios, but their risk and sector exposures differ dramatically 10 stocks we like better than SPDR Gold Shares › The iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF (NYSEMKT:SLVP) and SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEMKT:GLD) differ sharply in risk profile, assets under management (AUM), and performance history, with SLVP targeting volatile silver miners and GLD tracking the price of physical gold bullion. SLVP and GLD both offer exposure to precious metals, but they approach this theme from different angles: SLVP invests in global silver and metals mining companies, while GLD provides direct access to the price of gold. This comparison looks at cost, returns, risk, portfolio makeup, and liquidity to help clarify which ETF may appeal depending on an investor’s priorities. Snapshot (Cost & Size) Metric SLVP GLD Issuer IShares SPDR Expense ratio 0.39% 0.40% 1-yr return (as of 2026-01-30) 187.2% 72.4% Dividend yield 1.6% n/a Beta 0.73 0.09 AUM $1.4 billion $188.9 billion Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year weekly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. SLVP and GLD carry nearly identical expense ratios, so neither has a clear cost advantage. Yield may factor in for income-focused investors, as only SLVP pays a dividend. Performance & Risk Comparison Metric SLVP GLD Max drawdown (5 y) -55.56% -21.03% Growth of $1,000 over 5 years $2,112 $2,554 What's Inside GLD is designed to track the price of physical gold, offering investors a straightforward way to gain exposure to gold bullion without the need to buy, store, or insure the metal directly. The fund is over 21 years old and, with $188 billion in assets under management (AUM...
Key Points Bitcoin is probably a bit too cumbersome for AI agents to use as a currency. But, it could still have utility as a store of value. Don't hold your breath for the coin to capture major upside here. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › Artificial intelligence is starting to do things that were formerly the exclusive domain of humans, including tasks like holding and moving money. If th...
Key Points Bitcoin is probably a bit too cumbersome for AI agents to use as a currency. But, it could still have utility as a store of value. Don't hold your breath for the coin to capture major upside here. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › Artificial intelligence is starting to do things that were formerly the exclusive domain of humans, including tasks like holding and moving money. If the "agentic AI" trend sticks, it's thus reasonable to assume that more financial activity will be initiated by software, and, perhaps even for the benefit of that software rather than for the benefit of humans. That brings up a fun, slightly unsettling question for investors: Could Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) benefit by becoming a preferred store of value for AI agents? Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » What AI agents will actually optimize for In practice, the AI agents of today don't have any need for money in the sense that a human might. They're machines designed to identify market patterns, assist with payment routing, manage liquidity in key accounts, and monitor fraud risk. That set of jobs implies handling a very particular kind of money. In short, for an AI agent to excel at those tasks, it needs to operate within a system with low, stable costs and clear integration points for basic functionalities like identity verification and trade authorization. If those requirements aren't met, the agent can't do much of anything because the company or individual running it will be loath to eat the operational costs and regulatory risks associated with letting it continue, even if it's possible to do so. So even if AI agents become a real theme in the world of managing investments and making trades -- and they probably will -- the initial wave of agent activity will probably concentrate in quite narrow and controlled workflows rather than a sudden, ...
Hims & Hers Health Inc. said it will stop selling its knockoff weight-loss pill just days after initially offering it, following an announcement by federal regulators that they were launching an investigation into the telehealth company. After having conversations with stakeholders in the industry, “we have decided to stop offering access to this treatment,” the company said in a post on X Saturda...
Hims & Hers Health Inc. said it will stop selling its knockoff weight-loss pill just days after initially offering it, following an announcement by federal regulators that they were launching an investigation into the telehealth company. After having conversations with stakeholders in the industry, “we have decided to stop offering access to this treatment,” the company said in a post on X Saturday. On Feb. 6, the Food and Drug Administration said it would crack down on copycat weight-loss drugs, like those marketed by Hims. The company had said Thursday it would sell a cheaper version of Novo Nordisk A/S ’s new Wegovy weight-loss pill. Read More: FDA Targets Copycat Weight Loss Drugs in Blow to Hims & Hers
"I actually had to come around to it," she admits now. After pushing to be given freedom in how it was rolled out, she was persuaded. And her role has been central in shaping which companies will be included and how they must comply.
"I actually had to come around to it," she admits now. After pushing to be given freedom in how it was rolled out, she was persuaded. And her role has been central in shaping which companies will be included and how they must comply.
Micron Technology (MU) is the definition of a “crowded winner.” This kind of bullishness is rare. Targets cannot keep up. Instead, it looks like even bullish price targets cannot keep up; they’re chasing the tape. Shares were recently changing hands for $382.89 (Feb. 6, 2026), off their $455.50 ...
Micron Technology (MU) is the definition of a “crowded winner.” This kind of bullishness is rare. Targets cannot keep up. Instead, it looks like even bullish price targets cannot keep up; they’re chasing the tape. Shares were recently changing hands for $382.89 (Feb. 6, 2026), off their $455.50 ...
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Two French adventurers reached the end of an epic walk from their hometown to Shanghai on Saturday, after nearly a year and a half crossing 16 countries almost entirely on foot. Tired but delighted, Loic Voisot and Benjamin Humblot embraced as they stood by the river on the Bund promenade, the Chinese financial hub’s distinctive skyline glittering in the background. Voisot, 26, and Humblot, 27, se...
Two French adventurers reached the end of an epic walk from their hometown to Shanghai on Saturday, after nearly a year and a half crossing 16 countries almost entirely on foot. Tired but delighted, Loic Voisot and Benjamin Humblot embraced as they stood by the river on the Bund promenade, the Chinese financial hub’s distinctive skyline glittering in the background. Voisot, 26, and Humblot, 27, set off from Annecy in southeastern France in September 2024. Advertisement Yearning for a “great adventure”, they wanted to visit China but without flying, to avoid contributing to the harmful environmental impact of the aviation industry. “We’re having a hard time believing it’s real, that we’ve done all that on foot, that we’re finally here, after having thought of Shanghai for so long,” a weather-beaten Voisot said. France’s Loic Voisot points at his backpack, which features both French and Chinese flags along with the words “Mode Avion, Walk to China” in Shanghai on Saturday. Photo: AFP “I think first and foremost we’re proud, especially of having dared to do this … We weren’t sure we’d make it, but we told ourselves we’d try it out.”
Alphabet is already one of the most valuable companies in the world, but it's betting big on being the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) company as well. This isn't likely to be a particularly controversial take, but right now it looks like Alphabet (GOOG 2.42%) (GOOGL 2.53%), Google's parent company, is looking like it will emerge as the artificial intelligence (AI) leader over the next couple...
Alphabet is already one of the most valuable companies in the world, but it's betting big on being the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) company as well. This isn't likely to be a particularly controversial take, but right now it looks like Alphabet (GOOG 2.42%) (GOOGL 2.53%), Google's parent company, is looking like it will emerge as the artificial intelligence (AI) leader over the next couple of years. The reasons why are pretty straightforward. First, Google Gemini is gobbling up market share and is likely to overtake ChatGPT soon. Second, Alphabet is working to separate itself from Nvidia for its hardware needs with its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chip. Third, per its latest results, Alphabet is leveraging its considerably greater resources than the competition. Let's discuss all three to illustrate why Alphabet is positioning itself to become the AI kingpin by the end of 2027. Gemini, Google that for me When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, it quickly became the leader in the generative AI space simply for lack of competition. By 2023, competitors like Alphabet, Anthropic, and Meta Platforms had brought their competitors to market, but ChatGPT still held 50% market share in the enterprise large language model (LLM) space. As reported by Menlo Ventures, in the two years since, ChatGPT fell to 27% market share, Anthropic grew from 12% to 40% market share, and Google's Gemini grew from 7% to 21%. It's on a trajectory to overtake ChatGPT this year if current trends continue, and then it will be a race to the top between Google and Anthropic. Even then, Google wins. Not a one-trick pony In addition to Gemini, Alphabet has its own proprietary AI hardware, the TPU, developed in partnership with Broadcom. I won't get into the weeds technically here, but suffice it to say Alphabet's TPU offers a hardware alternative to Nvidia's GPU. And Anthropic is expanding its use of Alphabet's hardware to the tune of 1 million TPUs. So, Google even wins from Gemini's main compet...
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Key Points Alphabet's Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) is eating up market share from ChatGPT. The company's TPU offers a hardware competitor to Nvidia's GPUs. Alphabet generated $400 billion in revenue last year and is doubling its capital expenditures to expand its AI capabilities. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › This isn't likely to be a particularly controversial take, but right now it looks like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Google's parent company, is looking like it will emerge as the artificial intelligence (AI) leader over the next couple of years. The reasons why are pretty straightforward. 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 » First, Google Gemini is gobbling up market share and is likely to overtake ChatGPT soon. Second, Alphabet is working to separate itself from Nvidia for its hardware needs with its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chip. Third, per its latest results, Alphabet is leveraging its considerably greater resources than the competition. Let's discuss all three to illustrate why Alphabet is positioning itself to become the AI kingpin by the end of 2027. Gemini, Google that for me When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, it quickly became the leader in the generative AI space simply for lack of competition. By 2023, competitors like Alphabet, Anthropic, and Meta Platforms had brought their competitors to market, but ChatGPT still held 50% market share in the enterprise large language model (LLM) space. As reported by Menlo Ventures, in the two years since, ChatGPT fell to 27% market share, Anthropic grew from 12% to 40% market share, and Google's Gemini grew from 7% to 21%. It's on a trajectory to overtake ChatGPT this year if current trends continue, and then it will be a race to the top between Google and Anthropic. Even then, Google wins. Not a o...