Key Points Figma, Axon, and Toast aren't cheap stocks, but they might never be textbook cheap. Figma has been volatile since its late July IPO, but it's growing its revenue north of 40%. Axon has been growing its top line at a better-than-20% pace every year over the past decade. Business is picking up lately. 10 stocks we like better than Figma › You can make a little money go a long way, as long...
Key Points Figma, Axon, and Toast aren't cheap stocks, but they might never be textbook cheap. Figma has been volatile since its late July IPO, but it's growing its revenue north of 40%. Axon has been growing its top line at a better-than-20% pace every year over the past decade. Business is picking up lately. 10 stocks we like better than Figma › You can make a little money go a long way, as long as you invest in the right growth stocks. The risks are understandably high. The valuations may seem outlandish today, but interesting things happen to stocks that are price for perfection when reality exceeds perfection. I believe that Figma (NYSE: FIG), Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), and Toast (NYSE: TOST) are three growth stocks to invest $1,000 right now. Let's take a closer look. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » 1. Figma Thrill seekers ride roller coasters over the summer. Investors looking for white-knuckled ups and downs found that in Figma. The developer of design tools for websites and mobile apps went public less than three months ago at $33. The IPO has not stood still. Figma traded as high as $143 out of the gate. It is trading 60% below that early August peak as of Monday's close. Figma hit the market checking all of the boxes and buzzwords that rightfully make growth investors tingly with wealth-altering potential. There are other cloud-based platforms that help spruce up and simplify digital offerings, and Figma isn't the only one putting artificial intelligence (AI) front and center. It's competitively priced, as low as $3 to as high as $90 a month for its premium subscriptions. Free starter accounts woo potential payers. You can't be a growth stock without growth, and Figma delivers on that front. Revenue rose 48% last year. Canva -- who could go public later this year -- grew its top line at half of Figma's clip in 2024. Canva is admittedly three times a...
2026 has brought a huge range of important news stories from Venezuela and Greenland to Minneapolis and Washington DC. The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins has been looking at how Americans feel about what's been happening and about their president. Produced by Katerina Karelli. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin. Filmed by Meiying Wu and Alex Foster.
2026 has brought a huge range of important news stories from Venezuela and Greenland to Minneapolis and Washington DC. The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins has been looking at how Americans feel about what's been happening and about their president. Produced by Katerina Karelli. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin. Filmed by Meiying Wu and Alex Foster.
Mainland China’s and Hong Kong’s birth rates fell to record lows last year , despite extensive government incentives to encourage larger families. In Hong Kong, registered births fell 14 per cent to a historic low of 31,714 in 2025. Notably, the increase in births in 2024 may have been due to the auspicious Year of the Dragon. It is believed that babies born in the dragon year will grow up to be s...
Mainland China’s and Hong Kong’s birth rates fell to record lows last year , despite extensive government incentives to encourage larger families. In Hong Kong, registered births fell 14 per cent to a historic low of 31,714 in 2025. Notably, the increase in births in 2024 may have been due to the auspicious Year of the Dragon. It is believed that babies born in the dragon year will grow up to be smart and successful. This is likely to have affected the timing of births as seen in Hong Kong during dragon years of past 12-year cycles, such as in 2012, 2000 and 1988. Hong Kong’s total fertility rate stood at 772 live births per 1,000 women in 2021; it is projected to increase to 943 this year. I estimate that in 2025, the city’s fertility rate was 730 and so the projection for 2026 is unlikely to be met, which could have a significant impact on future population projections in terms of school placements and housing needs. We are likely to have a shortfall of 6,000 schoolchildren from the estimate, leading to kindergarten and school closures. Advertisement Meanwhile, mainland China recorded only 7.92 million births in 2025, down 17 per cent from 9.54 million in 2024, the lowest recorded figure since 1949. The national population also fell by 3.39 million. Meanwhile, improved life expectancy in mainland China and Hong Kong has accelerated population ageing, rapidly increasing the share of those aged 65 or above and raising the social and healthcare burden on existing systems. In Hong Kong, the proportion of older adults aged 65 or over hit 23 per cent in 2024; the city has already become super-aged. For mainland China, the corresponding figure was 15.4 per cent in 2023. A senior resident walks on a bridge in Mong Kok on September 2, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse The results of a 2022 survey by The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong show that small family sizes are now the norm, with childless families being the most common (43.2 per cent), followed by one-child and two-ch...
Coinbase appears to have a bright future in 2026. Coinbase Global (COIN 2.77%) is set to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings results on Feb. 12, 2026. Do clearer U.S. crypto regulations and accelerating institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies make this stock a buy ahead of its earnings results? Let's find out. Improving financials In the third quarter, Coinbase generated $1.9 billion...
Coinbase appears to have a bright future in 2026. Coinbase Global (COIN 2.77%) is set to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings results on Feb. 12, 2026. Do clearer U.S. crypto regulations and accelerating institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies make this stock a buy ahead of its earnings results? Let's find out. Improving financials In the third quarter, Coinbase generated $1.9 billion in revenue, $801 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), and $433 million in net income. The company's subscription and services segment generated $747 million in revenue, accounting for nearly 40% of the total revenue. Expand NASDAQ : COIN Coinbase Global Today's Change ( -2.77 %) $ -6.19 Current Price $ 216.95 Key Data Points Market Cap $59B Day's Range $ 215.72 - $ 222.75 52wk Range $ 142.58 - $ 444.64 Volume 13M Avg Vol 9.2M Gross Margin 86.71 % Management expects fourth-quarter subscription and services revenue to be in the range of $710 million to $790 million. This implies that the company's revenue mix is shifting toward higher-quality, recurring streams, rather than relying primarily on volatile trading activity. Improving business mix Coinbase Institutional has positioned itself as a custodian for the majority of U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The company served as a custodian for nine out of 11 Bitcoin ETFs and eight out of nine Ethereum ETFs in 2024. Major institutional players such as BlackRock (BLK 0.86%) and Pantera Capital have also shifted large amounts of cryptocurrency to the Coinbase Prime platform. All this is translating into higher custody, settlement, and prime brokerage fees for Coinbase, regardless of short-term swings in cryptocurrency prices. Coinbase's Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain network, Base, is emerging as a new revenue source. The Ethereum Layer-2 network is built on top of the main Ethereum blockchain (Layer-1) to move transactions away from the congested b...
When Fabiola, a single mother and naturalised US citizen from Latin America, first learned of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, she said she was heartbroken and terrified. Then she joined the thousands of other Minnesotans who have volunteered to track ICE agents since Good was killed, despite her fears for herself and her son Asher, who is seven. “...
When Fabiola, a single mother and naturalised US citizen from Latin America, first learned of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, she said she was heartbroken and terrified. Then she joined the thousands of other Minnesotans who have volunteered to track ICE agents since Good was killed, despite her fears for herself and her son Asher, who is seven. “I do feel scared, but at the same time, I know I have to take care of my people too,” she said. Advertisement Activists say they have been overwhelmed by new volunteers – despite the potential for violence – since Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Federal agents on Saturday shot dead a Minneapolis resident, the second person since the Trump administration surged 3,000 immigration enforcement officials to the city. The victim was identified by his parents as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse. He was a US citizen and was born in Illinois. Advertisement Fabiola, who has lived in the US for 20 years and owns a construction company, never knew Good. The mother of three was fatally shot when she stopped her car during an immigration enforcement action, just blocks from Fabiola’s home.