Addressing the ASX decline is a question that has been considered for many months now. In 2023-24, more companies left the ASX in the past 2 years than any 2 year period since the 1990s recession - whether being brought out by private equity or a big industry player, delisting to a penny stock exchange…
International Stocks
When thinking about US stocks for Australian investors, it is easy to just name the Magnificent Seven and be done with it, but that'd be lazy.
The NYSE and NASDAQ are major exchanges with tonnes of companies other than the Magnificent Seven. The Dow Jones is home to 30 companies - a list that only includes…
What is the best US tech stock to buy now if you're an investor? Or perhaps the best Magnificent Seven stock? We think it is Alphabet (NDQ:GOOGL), which is the parent company of Google. With a US$2.1tn market cap, you might think any company of that size can't get any bigger - but we would…
Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) was in the SaaS/cloud space so long ago that back at that time (in the early 2000s) it was not even a thing. Most in our Australian audience will have heard of this company and used its software, which since 2021 has included Slack. They may also know it has a 55-storey office…
Investors asking themselves, 'Should I buy Apple shares from Australia,' are not just considering buying shares any company, but the world's largest. Capped at over $3tn, the Silicon Valley-based tech (and arguably luxury) company has risen to spectacular new heights since the departure and death of Steve Jobs, surpassing $1tn in August 2018, $2tn in…
Amazon (NDQ:AMZN) ... the Everything Store. That was the title of journalist Brad Stone's biography of the company as well as an accurate description of what the Magnificent Seven company does.
There's little not to like about the company. The dominant market position in existing markets, the ability (the employee brains and capital) to go after…
Forget the FAANG stocks, or even the WAAAX stocks...these days, it is the Magnificent Seven stocks that reign supreme. These have become synonymous with success and stability. Typically growth stocks are seen as riskier than value stocks - not so with these stocks. They are at the top of their industries with very little competition…
Ross Stores (NDQ:ROST) is an S&P 500 company that is well and truly for the working class, being America's largest discount apparel retailer.
Even though the US economy is going strong and inflation is coming under control, this is not necessarily being felt across the country. This has been reflected in the company's sales (surpassing US$20bn…
20 years ago, Indigo (NSE:INDIGO), also known as InterGlobe Aviation, didn't even exist. But now, it is the best example of an airline you could use to debate Richard Branson's assertion that the best way to become a millionaire is to be a billionaire and start an airline.
Indigo (NSE:INDIGO) share price chart, log scale (Source:…
Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) is the subject of this week's international stock deep dive. It is the largest full-service restaurant company in the United States, serving over a million customers every day. As interest rates and inflation bite, cash-strapped consumers are prioritising experiences over goods. And this company is seeing the benefits.
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